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VMware’s SpringSource Grabs Java Caching Technology
VMware’s August 2009 acquisition, Java Web development provider SpringSource, is busy making buys of its own. SpringSource, which bought UK-based open messaging software maker Rabbit Technologies only a month ago, has acquired in-memory Java cache maker GemStone. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. SpringSource’s Spring Framework provides a lightweight programming platform that makes applications…
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The Tech Habits of Corporate Overachievers
LAS VEGAS — IBM has released results of a survey of senior executives that sheds new light on what organizations need to do to increase their ability to compete in the global marketplace. IBM officials discussed the results of this survey at the IBM Impact 2010 conference here. The event runs May 2-7. According to…
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Bocada Adds Channel Focus to Compete with EMC, Symantec
For most of its 10-year existence, Kirkland, Wash.-based Bocada has been selling its data protection management software direct to large organizations, but it felt it wasn’t reaching its potential customer base, says CEO Nancy Hurley. She tells Channel Insider the company, which competes with the likes of Symantec and EMC, has more than 250,000 clients…
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Shopping for a New Computer or Laptop? Check Out These Reliability Ratings First
Now that Microsoft Windows 7 has been tried and tested, are you and your customers finally getting ready to upgrade your personal desktop and laptop computers? Should you choose Apple, Asus, IBM/Lenovo, Dell or HP? What about Sony or Toshiba? Before you make your decision, check out the results of some recent computer reliability reports.…
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Symantec’s Strong Fourth Quarter
Symantec’s revenue jumped three percent to $1.53 billion for the quarter, reaching $6.01 billion for the fiscal year. The strongest growth occurred in the consumer segment, which represented 31 percent of total revenue and grew nine percent year-over-year. The security and compliance segment increased two percent, and Symantec’s storage and server management business declined one…